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http://dataportal.arc.gov.au/NCGP/API/grants/DP140102117
Funding Status
Closed
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Funded Activity Summary
Transcriptome sequencing and functional characterisation of craniate non-visual sensory systems and their adaptation to diverse light environments. Light detection (photoreception) is critical to species survival. It is not limited to vision, but also serves to set biological rhythms. In mammals, all photoreception is thought to occur solely through the eye, but in non-mammals many other tissues directly monitor light levels. However, the signalling cascades and functional roles of these non-visual pathways are largely unknown. This project will use high-throughput sequencing technologies and functional analyses to trace the origin and function of different irradiance detection systems in each main craniate class. By comparing species from diverse photic habitats, the influence of light as a substrate for adaptation will be investigated.Funded Activity Details
Start Date: 2014
End Date: 06-2017
Funding Scheme: Discovery Projects
Funding Amount: $380,000.00
Funder: Australian Research Council
Research Topics
ANZSRC Field of Research (FoR)
Molecular Evolution | Sensory Systems | Genetics | Biological Adaptation
ANZSRC Socio-Economic Objective (SEO)
Flora, Fauna and Biodiversity of environments not elsewhere classified | Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences | Expanding Knowledge in the Medical and Health Sciences |
